Is it possible to type a code or phrase into a textbox to make a UI not visible

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#1

  1. Is it possible to type a code or phrase into a textbox to make a UI not visible

  2. I want the player to type a code or phrase in a textbox that can make the UI not visible

  3. I have searched the DevForum and have found no answers.

#2

Check when your text box unfocused, and if the text is equal to what you want, set the ui visible property to false.

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#3

Yes, you can make a script that detects text change inside the ui. This can then be used to check for a phrase, if the phrase is matching, set the gui property to false.

#4 
local TextLabel = script.Parent.TextLabel

TextLabel.TextChanged:Connect(function(newText)
    if newText ~= TextLabel.Text then
        TextLabel.Visible = false
    end
end)
#5

This is just to track change, after change, use an if statement to check if the newtext is a phrase.

#6

You need to connect the TextBox's FocusLost property to a function that checks what’s inside it. If it finds the phrase then you can run a piece of code that turns the ui’s Visibility property to false.

#7

There is no text changed signal.

#8

The OP is using a TextBox, not a TextLabel. Those are two different ui elements. Unlike the TextLabel, the player can type in text into the TextBox.

#9

I see,

local TextBox = script.Parent.TextBox

TextBox.FocusLost:Connect(function(enterPressed)
    print(TextBox.Text)
end)
--Use this as template code and add check statements for phrases, to set visibility, it will fire when the player clicks off the box, which indicates they are done typing.
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#10

Make sure to use it in a local script, since you can’t see what the player types in server-side. If you need to have the effect on the server you can use a RemoteEvent.

#11

Thanks, Mate you’re a legend

All I had to do was this

local TextBox = script.Parent
local UI = script.Parent.Parent
local Text = "123"

TextBox.FocusLost:Connect(function(enterPressed)
	if newText ~= TextBox.Text then
		UI.Visible = false
		end
	end)
#12

That code’s wrong.

newText doesn’t exist as a variable. To get the textbox’s text you need to reference TextBox.Text. Also, the ~= operator should be the == equality operator instead, since you’re checking if the textbox’s text equals a phrase. Over all, this is how it should look instead.

local TextBox = script.Parent
local UI = script.Parent.Parent
local Text = "123"

TextBox.FocusLost:Connect(function(enterPressed)
	if TextBox.Text == Text then
		UI.Visible = false
	end
end)
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#13

Yeah that fixed the issue that it would just make the UI not visible by clicking

#14

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